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Federal court orders Alabama Secretary of State to turn over voting records

Federal Judge Myron Thompson questioned Secretary Merrill's motivations in denying GBM the voter registration records.

Josh Moon

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October 12, 2022

Opinion

Maybe the FBI raided Trump’s house because he broke the law

The former president had a history of mishandling official records and misusing classified information.

Josh Moon

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August 11, 2022

Secretary of State’s Office implements email retention policy

The program, dubbed Capstone, is an effort of the Alabama Department of Archives and History to preserve key emails.

April 22, 2022

Sen. Shelby to donate official papers, records to the University of Alabama

Shelby was first elected to the United States Senate in 1986 and is currently in his sixth and final term.

November 8, 2021

Opinion

The refugee question

Alabamians have been watching in recent weeks to see how Alabama will handle the question of refugee resettlement. Other Republican governors have been split on the question, with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee allowing refugees into his state, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ending his state’s participation in the program. As Gov. Lee pointed out in … Continued

Dana Hall McCain

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January 24, 2020

APR confirms at least two partners behind mystery company bidding prison contract

Five companies have expressed an interest in building new prisons in Alabama, some appear to have never built a prison, while another may have as of yet unnamed partners. The five companies are: The GEO Group, Inc., Corvias, LLC, Corrections Consultants, LLC, CoreCivic, Inc. and Alabama Prison Transformation Partners. Alabama Prison Transformation Partners is a … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 26, 2019

July hottest global month ever recorded

July was the hottest month since mankind began keeping records more than a century ago, according to a European Union climate program. Two blistering heatwaves across Western Europe in June and July accelerated the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, sending 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone, according to Ruth … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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August 8, 2019

Alabama Medicaid releases number of abortion payments approved by agency

As a firestorm of controversy has engulfed the state over the passage of the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill, APR asked Alabama Medicaid for statistics on the number of abortions approved by the agency over the last two years. Alabama Medicaid records show that Medicaid approved payment on three abortion procedures in 2018, and two … Continued

Bill Britt

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May 22, 2019

Opinion

Weekly 2019 legislative report

The Alabama Legislature met for Day 12 of its annual Regular Session on Tuesday, April 23. Thirty-three committee meetings were held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses met on Thursday, April 25 for Day 13. 849 bills have been introduced to date. The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, April 30 for … Continued

Beth Lyons

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April 29, 2019